Modular decorable toy bag

ABSTRACT

An apparel accessory such as a bag, a backpack or a case, in particular for children or young people, consists of a containing body ( 11 ), an outer wall ( 14 ) which has at least one decorated outer surface ( 15 ) and arranged therein a foil made of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic material ( 18 ) and a plurality of magnetic or ferromagnetic elements ( 20 ) associable with the decorated outer surface ( 15 ) in a removable and movable manner. The decorative elements ( 20 ) are in relation of style and/or subject with the setting graphic ( 16 ) reproduced on the outer surface ( 15 ) and thus allow an interactive and highly customizable decoration mode of the bag, backpack or case.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a bag, backpack, case or other similaraccessory to contain and transport personal items.

STATE OF THE ART

Bags, backpacks and cases are extremely widespread apparel accessoriesas they allow more or less orderly to contain and transport personalitems of all kinds. In fact, these accessories exist in different types,since both the purposes of use and therefore the type of objects to becontained and the target consumer are very variable. Just to mention afew examples, there exist bags for women being more or less spacious andhaving any shape, or being of a soft or rigid type, baby carriers, rigidor envelope-type cases, work, hiking, school backpacks, etc. Theseaccessories, as any piece of apparel, are not only chosen for theirtechnical characteristics, but also and above all for their appearance.Moreover, very often there is the will by the user to further customizethe backpack or bag thereof. Just think, for example, of the habit ofapplying brooches, pins, decorative patches to the outer surface ofsport-style bags, or the even more common habit of applying suchdecorative elements and others to accessories for children and youngpeople, such as school backpacks, handbags, cases. Among children andyoung people, the need to express the personality also through thecustomization of their accessories is particularly felt and it isrecognized that allowing such forms of expression has an educationalvalue. It is for the aforementioned reasons that it often happens to seeschool backpacks, cases and handbags whose surface is not only decoratedby applying the most different accessories but also by creating graphicssuch as drawings or texts written directly on the surface of theaccessory. Very often, moreover, the young person studies an integratedsolution composed of a graphic drawn directly on the surface of thebackpack and accessories applied to the drawing itself.

For younger children, the educational need for the possibility ofallowing certain forms of expression is also satisfied by marketingspecific interactive games such as books or tablets whose pages orsurfaces have drawings representing specific environments on which thechild is required to apply additional decorative elements. Theapplication modes can be more or less stable and removable sinceadhesive, Velcro, magnetic, button, etc. systems are known.

These interactive games that allow the guided development of the childexpressive abilities are extremely widespread and yet exist only in theform of books and graphic tables exclusively dedicated to this purpose,while it would be desirable to integrate them into backpacks, bags orcases for children or young people wherein, as already seen above, theneed to have customizable accessories as freely as possible is evident.

Backpacks or other personal items are known which have interchangeabledecorative elements on the outer surface. For example, a backpack isdescribed in US 2013/0032502 A1 wherein decorative elements consistingof patches of various styles are removably associable with the outersurface by means of a Velcro fixing system wherein large portions of theouter surface of the backpack are provided with micro-hooks and patchesof various sizes are provided with micro-rings so that they can be fixedin variable positions on the outer surface. The document also describesthe possibility of replacing the Velcro system with other systems, forexample a magnetic system wherein a magnetic plate is sandwiched betweenthe layers of fabric that compose the outer surface of the backpack andmagnets are attached to the patches which in this way can removablyadhere to the magnetic plate. However, this document does not providethat the surface on which the decorative patches may adhere is in turndecorated with drawings or ornamental motifs, and in particular does notprovide for it to be decorated with drawings or ornamental motifs whichare coordinated with the decorative patches provided to be removablyaffixed therein. Furthermore, the document does not show that the outersurfaces of the backpack on which the decorative elements are fixed mayin turn be removable and replaceable with others.

Also the document US 2017/0196344 describes a wearable item, which canbe a backpack, a shoe or the like which provides decorative elementshaving a decorative surface and a suitable opposite coupling surface andcoupling with an outer surface of the wearable article similarlyprovided with appropriate coupling elements. The coupling elementsdescribed are for example clips and appropriate insertion slots orbuttons and relative holes or press-buttons and relative housings. Thisdocument shows that in addition to single patches, an entire decoratedouter surface can be removably associated with the wearable element.However, this document does not anticipate either the possibility ofapplying the decorative elements with magnetic systems, or thepossibility of applying the decorative elements on a surface alreadydecorated with drawings or ornamental motifs, and in particular does notprovide for it to be decorated with drawings or ornamental motifs thatare coordinated with the decorative patches that are provided to beremovably affixed to them. Finally, it does not even show thepossibility of removably affixing decorative patches to decorativesurfaces which are themselves removable from the rest of the wearableelement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is therefore to propose an accessorysuch as a handbag, a backpack or a case, in particular for children oryoung people, which is extremely customizable.

The object of the present invention is also to propose an accessory suchas a handbag, a backpack or a case, in particular for children or youngpeople, which surfaces can be decorated.

Another object of the present invention is to propose a wearableaccessory which can have playful purposes thanks to the presence ofdecorated surfaces on which further themed decorative elements can bevariously disposed in a removable and repositionable manner.

Still another object of the present invention is to propose a wearableaccessory wherein decorative assemblies of decorated surfaces andrelated themed decorative elements removably applied can be removableand interchangeable with other similar decorative assemblies.

The aforementioned objects are achieved by means of a bag, backpack orcase, of the type used for the containment and transport of personal orschool items in particular for children or young people, including acontaining body, at least one decorated outer wall comprising one outersurface made of a fluting coating material on which certain settinggraphics are reproduced, and a magnetic or ferromagnetic foil arrangedinternally with respect to said outer surface and associated thereto; aplurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements removablyassociable from the exterior to said outer surface by means of themagnetic interaction with said magnetic or ferromagnetic foil, saidmagnetic or ferromagnetic elements are in relation of style and/orsubject with the setting graphics reproduced on said outer surface.

The presence of the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil inside an outersurface decorated with a setting graphic allows the application from theexterior on the decorated surface of magnetic or ferromagnetic elementsthat are related to the setting graphics and that can be associated in amovable and removable way in any position on the setting graphics, thusallowing the user to express its personality and creativity byassociating or not the decorative elements in the desired position.

Advantageously, the outer wall containing the magnetic or ferromagneticfoil and the surface with the setting graphic is a flap removablyassociated with the backpack, bag or case. In this way the possibilitiesfor customizing the accessory expand considerably as the decorated outerwall and relative decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elementsremovably associable form an interactive decorative support which can beeasily replaced with another having a different setting graphic withrelative different set of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elementsin relation of style and/or subject with the specific setting graphic.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent from the following description of preferred embodimentsthereof, given as a not limiting example, according to what is stated inthe claims and with the aid of the attached drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of an accessoryaccording to the present invention, in particular a backpack;

FIG. 2 shows a side view of the backpack of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a detail of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a front perspective view of a second embodiment of anaccessory according to the present invention, in particular a rigid bag;

FIG. 5 shows a rear perspective view of the bag of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a third embodiment of an accessoryaccording to the present invention, in particular a soft bag with anouter pocket;

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of an accessoryaccording to the present invention, in particular a soft bag with aflap.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to the figures, some embodiments of an accessory of thepresent invention are described below. Functionally identical elementsof the various embodiments are indicated with the same identificationnumbers. Moreover, it is to be understood that characteristics of agiven embodiment can also be applied to the other embodiments, where twocharacteristics are not obviously mutually exclusive. Finally, theembodiments represented and described must be considered exclusively asa non-limiting example.

With reference to FIGS. from 1 to 3, in a first embodiment an accessoryaccording to the present invention is a backpack, 10, which comprises acontaining body, 11, of the semi-rigid type, which in this embodiment isdivided by a vertical dividing wall (not visible) in two separatecompartments, a rear one and a smaller, front one, which can be accessedby means of two hinges, 12, 13, placed to cross the upper part of thebackpack 10 from one side to the other. A handle, 21, is present toprotrude above from the rear side of the backpack 10 while two laces,22, are anchored to the rear side to wear the backpack 10 according toknown modes on the shoulders.

An outer wall, 14, in particular the front wall, comprises an outersurface, 15, made of a fluting coating material on which certain settinggraphics, 16 are reproduced. As can be seen in the detail view inpartial section of FIG. 3, the outer wall 14 also comprises a magneticor ferromagnetic foil 18, arranged internally with respect to the outersurface 15 and associated therewith. In the represented embodiment, theouterwall 14 comprises a fluting inner surface, 19, sewn to the outersurface 15, so that the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil 18 remainscomprised within the sack consisting of the outer surface 15 and theinner surface 19.

A plurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 areremovably associable from the exterior to the outer surface 15, movableon the outer surface 15 and freely rotatable thereon by means of themagnetic interaction with the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil 18. Thedecorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 are also in relation ofstyle and/or subject with the setting graphic reproduced on the outersurface 15. For example, the embodiment represented shows a setting withsea and sky and the decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 area boat and a cloud.

In case the foil 18 is magnetic, the decorative elements 20 areadvantageously made of ferromagnetic material, while in case the foil 18is made of ferromagnetic material the decorative elements 20 aremagnets, advantageously of the flexible type.

The outer wall 14 completed with the relative decorative elements 20constitutes an interactive decorated support through which it is a realgame that allows to express the personality and creativity of the user.Interactive decorative supports can relate to the most varied subjectssuch as for example more or less famous fictional characters forchildren (Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Peppa Pig, Masha and the Bear,etc., or even others of original conception) wherein the setting graphicis one of those typical of that character.

In FIGS. 4 and 5 a second embodiment of the accessory of the inventionis shown which is a semi-rigid box-shaped bag 10′, which provides abox-shaped containing body 11, which in this exemplary embodimentcomprises a single inner compartment accessed by means of a hinge, 13,placed to cross three sides of the bag near the front area of thelatter. A handle, 21, is present to protrude above from the upper sideof the bag 10′ while a lace, 22, is anchored with its own ends to thetwo sides of the bag to constitute a shoulder bag.

An outer wall, 14, in particular the front wall, comprises an outersurface, 15, made of a fluting coating material on which certain settinggraphics, 16 are reproduced. The wall 14 comprises, behind the outersurface 15, a metal foil, according to construction modes similar tothose shown in FIG. 3.

A plurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 areremovably associable from the exterior to the outer surface 15, movableon the outer surface 15 and freely rotatable thereon by means of themagnetic interaction with the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil present inthe outer wall 14. The decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20are also in relation of style and/or subject with the setting graphic 16reproduced on the outer surface 15.

With reference to FIG. 6, a third embodiment of an accessory accordingto the present invention is constituted by a soft shoulder bag, 10″,which provides a sack-shaped containing body 11, which in this exemplaryembodiment comprises a single inner compartment accessed by means of ahinge, 13, placed to cross the narrow upper side. At the ends of theaforementioned upper side there are two tapes, 23, which have an annularopening 24 for anchoring the shoulder bag, not represented.

An outer wall, 14, in particular the front wall, comprises an outersurface, 15, made of a fluting coating material on which certain settinggraphics, 16 are reproduced. The wall 14 consist of two layers of acovering material, of which the outer one consisting of the outersurface 15, sewn together perimetrically and between which the magneticor ferromagnetic foil, not visible, is interposed. The outer wall (14)is provided on three sides, with the exception of the upper side, with aconnecting element 25 a, of the hinged-type, which is arranged to couplewith a corresponding connecting element 25 b, of hinged-type, similarlyarranged along an edge of the containing body 11, so as to formhinged-connecting members 25 between the containing body 11 and theouter wall 14, which is therefore removably associable with thecontaining body 11 so as to form an outer pocket accessible from theupper side of the bag 10″.

A plurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 areremovably associable from the exterior to the outer surface 15, movableon the outer surface 15 and freely rotatable thereon by means of themagnetic interaction with the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil present inthe outer wall 14. The decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20are also in relation of style and/or subject with the setting graphic 16reproduced on the outer surface 15.

The embodiment described above allows evident further possibilities ofcustomization in that the outer wall 14 is removably associated with thecontainer body 11 thus allowing the creation of specific kits ofinteractive decorative supports consisting of an outer wall 14 and arelative set of decorative elements 20 which can be associatedalternately with a same containing body 11.

For example, an interactive decorative support can consist of an outerwall 14 on the outer surface of which is drawn the house of Peppa Pigand by a series of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20comprising characters from the animated series Peppa Pig. A differentinteractive decorative support can provide as decorative elements 20 thesame characters of the animated series Peppa Pig and an outer wall 14wherein the outer surface 15 has a different design, for example theplayground of Peppa Pig. In this way, in a bag or other accessory forthe containment of personal items of the invention, the wall 14 can bereplaced with one showing a different setting graphic but having thesame general theme so that the same themed decorative elements 20 can beaffixed thereon interactively. Moreover, it is also possible to replacethe interactive decorative support with one of a completely differenttheme and wherein the setting graphics of the outer surface 15 and thedecorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements are therefore differentbut coordinated therewith. For example, a backpack wherein there is afirst interactive decorative support consisting of a wall 14 with asetting graphic consisting of Peppa Pig's house and decorative elements20 consisting of characters from the Peppa Pig series can be completelytransformed from an aesthetic point of view by replacing the firstinteractive decorative support with a second interactive decorativesupport consisting of a wall 14 with setting graphics consisting of thehouse of Bear from the Masha and the Bear series and from decorativeelements 20 consisting of characters from the Masha and the Bear series.

With reference to FIG. 7, a fourth embodiment of an accessory accordingto the present invention is constituted by a soft shoulder bag, 10″,which provides a sack-shaped containing body 11, with a single innercompartment which is accessed by means of a hinge, 13, placed to crossthe narrow upper side. At the ends of the aforementioned upper sidethere are two tapes, 23, which have an annular opening 24 for anchoringthe shoulder bag, not represented.

An outer wall, 14, in particular the front wall, comprises an outersurface, 15, made of a fluting coating material on which certain settinggraphics, 16 are reproduced. The wall 14 consists of two layers of acovering material, one of which consist of the outer surface 15, whilethe other, visible in the overturned view in broken line, has acorresponding second outer surface, 15 b, on which there is a secondsetting graphic, 16 b. The two covering layers are sewn togetherperimetrically and the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil is interposedbetween them, not visible. The outer wall 14 is provided along the upperedge with a Velcro connecting tape 27 a, with connecting elements onboth sides, suitable for coupling with a corresponding Velcro connectingelement, 27 b, similarly arranged horizontally elongated on the frontwall, 28, of the bag 10′″ near the upper end. The Velcro tape 27 a andthe corresponding Velcro connecting element 27 b constitute a removableconnection between the outer wall 14 and the containing body 11 arrangedso that once connected to the containing body 11 the wall 14 constitutesa flap of the bag 10′″ which can assume an open position wherein itrests lying on the front wall 28 of the bag 10′″ with the outer surface15 which is in view, and a closed position wherein it is overturnedpassing over the hinge 13 and laying on the opposite wall of the bag10′″, with the second outer surface 15 b which is in view. Moreover,thanks to the fact that the Velcro connecting tape 27 a is provided withconnecting elements on both sides, the wall 14 can be associated withthe containing body 11 rotated by 180° so that the positions wherein theouter surfaces 15 and 15 b are respectively in view are inverted.

A plurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements 20 areremovably associable from the exterior to the outer surface 15 and/or tothe second outer surface 15 b, movable thereon and freely rotatable, bymeans of the magnetic interaction with the magnetic or ferromagneticfoil present inside the outer wall 14. The decorative magnetic orferromagnetic elements 20 are also in relation of style and/or subjectwith the setting graphic 16 reproduced on the outer surface 15.

The embodiment described above has the same advantages previouslyhighlighted relative to the third embodiment consisting in thepossibility of creating decorative kits to be associated alternatelywith a same containing body 11, but allowing an even greatercustomization and flexibility of use since, for each wall 14 andtherefore for each decorative kit, there are two distinct decoratedsurfaces 15, 15 b.

Certainly, further embodiment variants can be provided, for examplerelative to the shape of the containing body 11 and of the outer walls14, as well as in the typology and position of the connecting members25, 27 between the outer wall 14 and the containing body 11, withoutdeparting from the inventive concept of the present invention and fromthe scope of protection provided by the following claims.

1.-8. (canceled)
 9. An apparel accessory for use as a bag, backpack orcase, comprising: a containing body; at least one outer wall comprisingat least one outer surface made of a fluting coating material on whichsetting graphics are reproduced, and a magnetic or ferromagnetic foilarranged internally with respect to the outer surface and associatedthereto; a plurality of decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elementsremovably associable from the exterior to the outer surface by means ofthe magnetic interaction with the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil, themagnetic or ferromagnetic elements being in relation of style or subjectwith the setting graphics reproduced on the outer surface.
 10. Theapparel accessory according to claim 9, wherein the foil is magnetic andthe decorative elements are made of ferromagnetic material.
 11. Theapparel accessory according to claim 9, wherein the foil is made offerromagnetic material and the decorative elements are magnetic.
 12. Theapparel accessory according to claim 9, wherein the outer wall isremovably associated with the containing body, so that the outer walland decorative magnetic or ferromagnetic elements consist of a removablyinteractive decorative support associated with the apparel accessory.13. The apparel accessory according to claim 12, wherein the outer wallconsists of two layers of a covering material, of which an externallayer comprising the outer surface, the covering layers being sewntogether perimetrically, the magnetic or ferromagnetic foil beinginterposed between them.
 14. The apparel accessory according to claim13, wherein the outer wall is provided on three sides, with theexception of the upper side, of a connecting element, which is arrangedto couple with a corresponding connecting element, similarly arrangedalong an edge of the containing body, so as to form connecting membersbetween the containing body and the outer wall, which is thereforeremovably associable with the containing body so as to form an outerpocket accessible from the upper side of the bag.
 15. The apparelaccessory according to claim 13, wherein the outer wall is providedalong an upper edge of a connecting tape suitable for coupling with acorresponding connecting element similarly arranged horizontallyelongated on a front wall of the bag near an upper end, the connectingtape and the corresponding connecting element forming removableconnecting members between the outer wall and the containing bodyarranged in such a way that once connected to the containing body, thewall constitutes a flap of the bag.
 16. The apparel accessory accordingto claim 12, wherein the outer wall consists of two layers of a coveringmaterial, one layer of which provides the outer surface while the otherlayer provides a corresponding second outer surface on which there is asecond setting graphic.